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Traumatic anterior dental injuries in Cuban preschool children
Author(s) -
Rodríguez Jesús Gallego
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2005.00428.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dental trauma , dentistry , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , maxillary central incisor , incisor , suicide prevention , tooth fracture , medical emergency , pathology
– The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of traumatic dental injuries in 2–5 year‐old children. It included 543 children of both sexes, all attending five urban nurseries in San José de las Lajas, Cuba. The prevalence of injuries was 34.2%. Type and prevalence of dental injuries was determined using Andreasen's classification. Enamel fracture was the predominant injury (67.1%). The maxillary central incisor was the most vulnerable to injuries. Boys (41.8%) experience more injuries than girls (26.8%).